I met Emily when she moved to McFarland. We were good friends in middle school. I have so many great memories that I shared with her. One in particular day, we were when playing in her back yard on her swing set. We were talking and horsing around. All of the sudden she ran away and found two rocks. She came back and gave me one and told me that they fit together perfect because we were best friends. (I still have my rock, which she painted purple.) She then made up a group for us to be in. She said that we’re both unique people so we would be called unique-ers. Emily could always make me laugh. We were just kids, but no matter what we did it was fun. I lost touch with her when she went to high school, but everytime I saw her she’d still greet me with a hug and an Emily smile. She was a wonderful person and will be missed, but we are all blessed to have been fortunate to have our lives touched by such a great person.